Optimal water metering and pricing

Water Resources Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-319

  Chambouleyron, Andrés ^a  

^a Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentive mechanism; Rateable value system; Water metering; Water pricing; Water rates; Water services

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE;

MARGINAL COST PRICING; RUNNING WATER; WATER PRODUCTION COST;

WATER METERS;

PRICING POLICY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 9144265628     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WARM.0000048470.25647.16     Document Type: Article

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